Nirvana CPH Exhibition: 'Sustainable Stories' at London Design Festival 2019

Nirvana CPH was delighted to present its ‘Sustainable Stories’ Exhibition at the London Design Festival in collaboration with SharpEnd from 18th September 2019 – 18th October 2019. The exhibition was hosted at the G . F Smith Show Space; alongside their collection of innovative and technically advanced papers.

This interactive exhibition presented 5 ‘Sustainable Stories’ for the modern brand & consumer, which demystified the issues surrounding sustainability and how it impacts our every-day lives as well as presenting future production solutions in sustainable packaging.

The featured stories focus on the packaging materials where the need for sustainability initiatives is most relevant: glass, paper, metal, textile and plastic. Each story included the key ingredients to the success of a brand or a product; consumer education, production transparency, innovation and closed loop material scenarios for minimal use of resources. Examples of where technology could help with both minimising the environmental impact as well as communicate the sustainable story were also showcased.

Spencer Wallace, Founder at Nirvana CPH, comments:

“Humans learn from stories and experiences every day. The issue of sustainability is today’s largest challenge. It will become the next revolution. Within Nirvana CPH, it is central to everything we produce and we wanted to explain its relevance through a series of informative stories. We’re honoured to have partnered with Alistair Gibbs, SharpEnd and G . F Smith to present this exciting exhibition.”

Katie Kubrak, Material & Insight at Nirvana CPH / PhD Candidate at Royal College of Art comments:

“When bringing this exhibition to life, we wanted to delve into why sustainability cannot be designed backwards. Our aim is that these stories inspire individuals and brands that they can make changes and a real difference. Materials & Insights team at Nirvana CPH can support and navigate these challenges to provide the right sustainable changes to suit a brand’s needs.”

Nirvana CPH also hosted a talks program throughout the exhibition, with leading industry voices, which included:
- Katie Kubrak, Materials & Insight at Nirvana CPH
- Nick Gumery, an Ethical Buyer at Lush
- Carl Partt, Founder of FuturePlanet
- Ashwini Deshpande, Founder of Art-Z
- Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Veolia UK & Ireland
- Cameron Worth, Founder and CEO of SharpEnd – The Agency of ThingsTM
- Natasha Franck, Founder and CEO of Eon
- Gary Tee, Director at TIPA
- Julian Ellerby, Strategy Director at FranklinTill
- Sian Sutherland, Co-founder at A Plastic Planet

All the talks will be published in January 2020. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, if you're interested to read more about #sustainablestories we have presented at the exhibition, please follow the links below:

Glass - The Story of the Milkman

Aluminium - The Story of Refillable Packaging

Cotton - The Story of Reducing Impact

Plastic - The Story of Responsible Use
Link to be announced Monday 16th December 2019.

Paper - The Story of New Recycling Standards